I am quick fix type of gal. I love it if any dish could be done in a jiffy without having to depend on a load of pre made products, tastes good at the same time and yet is simple to make. Sounds like a tall order isn't it? But then you would be surprised to know that there are quite a number of such fixes out there which makes life so much easier. You can find some of my such "fast" home cooked foods here under 15 minutes section. Bissara - otherwise in understandable terminology called as 'Fava bean dip" is such a dish which takes minuscule amount of time to make, is good for you and tastes divine.

I saw beautiful and fresh fava beans the other day at the market and like always picked them out immediately. I simply cant get enough of them. I go for dried fava beans when I cannot get fresh. To prepare this dish, the only time consuming thing would be to shell them. To get about a cup of shelled Fava beans, it takes me approximately 5-6 minutes. yes! I timed myself. I personally don't think it would take more than 10minutes. Once that's done, the rest of the dish is a breeze. Usually there are multiple ways to make this dip. You can either soak the dried fava beans overnight and boil them the next day to make this dip or you can use canned/fresh ones, cook them with garlic and seasoning in a skillet for few minutes before blending them to a puree. I have tried quite a few variations and I prefer the following method where I steam the beans for few minutes. This helps in preserving more nutrition. Here is how I make it